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BJ

Mom died today. She was a better friend to more people than I’ll ever be.

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a token creation

I got a notice from Zazzle that if I don’t post at least one new product in every fifteen months they’re going to charge me a Non-Contributing Account Fee. So here’s one. I can spin more variations on this theme … Continue reading

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vision imperfect

This morning I saw a series of flashes (both bright and dark) in my left eye, along a peripheral arc. They’ve stopped for now but I also have some new floaters. I have a recurring urge to clean off the … Continue reading

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intertwingled

Simon & Garfunkel came up in conversation, and I mentally listed their alba: Wednesday Morning 3AM, Sounds of Silence, Bookends, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Wait, aren’t there five? I was sure there are five . . . . . The other one came to … Continue reading

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musical generations

I’ve had this conversation more than once. I’m chatting with a cashier half my age. A song circa 1967 is in the background. Me: “Is that song familiar to you?” Cashier: “Um, yeah.” Me: “When I was your age, if … Continue reading

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there are domains and domains

keenspace.com, a free hosting service for comic strips, changed its name (not long after it was founded) to comicgenesis.com; but the old name still works, as do comicgen.com and (I just learned) toonspace.com and webcomicspace.com. Well, mostly. Mostly it doesn’t … Continue reading

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graceless prose

. . . a Kennewick Washington based [organization] based in Southeastern Washington. Not only did someone write that, an accountant and a lawyer probably looked it over before it went public, and no one thought to rephrase it . . . an [organization] based … Continue reading

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